Section 1A
The source of order
Who is God?
A model that explains a related set of phenomena that can be used to make predictions
What is a theory?
SI
What is qualitative data?
How a person views the world based on a set of basic beliefs, assumptions and values
What is worldview?
A Christian's purpose in science
The beginning of every scientific inquiry.
What is observation?
Data based on numbers or measurements
What is quantitative data?
It makes unit conversions easier and is used by scientists worldwide
What is SI/metric system?
A system of moral values or a theory of proper conduct.
The three things Christian ethics are based on
What are Biblical principles, Biblical outcomes and Biblical motivations?
It descrives a phenomena without attempting to provide explanation; it is often mathematical.
What is a law?
Compares a measurement to the accepted or expected value of measurement
All the known digits of a measurement and one estimated digit.
What is a significant figure?
The study of nonliving matter and energy
What is physical science?
Two branches of science that stem from physical science
What are physics and chemistry?
Prior to publishing scientific findings, this process must be completed.
What is peer review?
Two limitations of measurement
An instrument used to measure mass
What is a balance?
A workable explanation or description of a phenomenon that is physical, conceptual or mathematical.
What is a model?
Evidence of order in nature
What are the seasons, days, weeks, months, repeated patterns in nature?
An initial, testable explanation of a phenomenon that stimulates and guides scientific inquiry.
What is a hypothesis?
It has two equivalent quantities with different units arranged as a fraction and is equal to one
What is conversion factor?
The value measured minus the accepted value divided by the accepted value and multiplied by 100%
What is percent error?
A ongoing, orderly, cyclical approach used to investigate the world.
What is Scientific Inquiry?